Shloka 32
तमोगुण-निरूपण
Analysis of Tamas and its Marks
अभिष्वड्डस्तु कामेषु महामोह इति स्मृत: । ऋषयो मुनयो देवा मुहान्त्यत्र सुखेप्सव:
abhiṣvaḍḍas tu kāmeṣu mahāmoha iti smṛtaḥ | ṛṣayo munayo devā muhānty atra sukhepsavaḥ ||
إنّ التعلّق والتشبّث بلذّات الحواس يُذكَر على أنّه «المها موها» (mahāmoha)، أي الضلال العظيم. وتحت سطوته قد يُفتَن حتى الرُّؤاة والحكماء والآلهة—إذا ابتغوا حلاوة التمتّع—فكيف بالناس العاديين؟
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse defines “mahāmoha” as intense attachment to sense-pleasures and warns that the desire for enjoyment can bewilder even exalted beings; therefore vigilance and self-mastery are essential for dharmic living.
Vāyudeva is instructing the listener by characterizing a specific spiritual danger—attachment to pleasures—and emphasizing its power by noting that even ṛṣis, munis, and devas can be deluded when they pursue pleasure.